Officials told WDSU on Wednesday that the first victim of the Bourbon Street shooting died from her injuries received in the shooting.

Officials told WDSU on Wednesday that the first victim of the Bourbon Street shooting died from her injuries received in the shooting.

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Updated: 5:49 PM CDT Jul 2, 2014

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WEBVTT THE BOURBON STREET SHOOTING HASDIED. 21-YEAR-OLDBRITTANY THOMAS WAS SHOT ANDCRITICALLY INJURED IN THATSHOOTING.RIGHT NOW, NEW ORLEANS POLICEARE SEARCHING FOR THIS MAN...20-YEAR-OLD JUSTIN ODOM. HE'SBEEN NAMED AS A "PERSON OFINTEREST IN THIS CASE.WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE TONIGHT ONTHE BOURBON STREETSHOOTING. HOW STATE TROOPERSHAVE OUTLINED THEIR PLAN TOPROTECT THE QUARTER THISWEEKEND...PLUS, INFORMATION ON ONE OF THESHOOTINGVICTIMS RELEASED FROM THEHOSPITAL.BUT FIRST WE GO TO REPORTER ANDYCUNNINGHAM,HE'S AT NOPD HEADQUARTERS WITHMORE ON THE SEARCH FORJUSTIN ODOM. ANDY?POLICE ARE STILL LOOKING FORJUSTIN ODOM, SEVERAL HOURSAFTER NAMING HIM A PERSON OFINTEREST IN THIS INVESTIGATION..THIS..AS THE MOST SERIOUSLYINJURED SHOOTING VICTIM,A NORTHSHORE 21-YEAR-OLD, HASDIED FROM HER INJURIES..JUSTIN ODOM IS ONE OF TWOPERSONS OF INTEREST POLICEARE LOOKING TO TALK TO INCONNECTION WITH THE SHOOTINGSON BOURBON STREET. POLICEBELIEVE ODOM, AND A KNOWNASSOCIATE OF THE 20-YEAR-OLDSALSO A WHITE MALE NAMEDEITHER "JOSH" OR "JOE" WHO ISALSO A PERSON OF INTEREST INTHISINVESTIGATION ARE SEEN ONSURVEILLANCE VIDEO FLEEINGFROM THE SCENE SUNDAY MORNING.David Minsky/Witness: he lookslike the guy who ran right pastmeDAVID MINSKY SAID TWO MEN RANPAST HIM, HE ONLY GOT A GOODLOOK AT ONE OF THEM. MINSKY,ONE OF SEVERAL WITNESSES, ASGUNFIRE ERUPTED ON THE FAMEDSTREET.David Minsky/Witness: thereweren't very many screams, justa lot of people running aroundtrying to helpeach other..ONE OF SEVERAL PHOTOS HE TOOKMOMENTS LATER, HE SAID, SHOWS AWOMAN, WHO WAS SHOT IN THE FACE.David Minsky/Witness: she wasprobably the person who wasgiven the most attention at thatimmediatemomentLATER IDENTIFIED AS 21-YEAR-OLDAMY MATTHEWSVISITIN G FROMAUSTRALIA, SHE TOOK THIS PHOTOFROM HERHOSPITAL BED, TUESDAY TELLINGAN AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER, SHELOST NUMEROUS TEETHAND FEELSLUCKY TO BE ALIVE A FACEBOOKPAGE 'REPAIR AMY'S SMILE' ISNEARING 1,000 LIKES. MATTHEWSONE OF TEN PEOPLE INJURED,INCLUDING 21-YEAR-OLD, BRITTANYTHOMAS OF HAMMOND, WHO WASPRONOUNCEDDEAD AT INTERIM L-S-U HOSPITAL,WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.Mayor Mitch Landrieu/New Orleans: this has beengoing on for a longtime andunless we dosomething different, it will notchangeDURING A PRESS CONFERENCETUESDAY, MAYOR LANDRIEU CALLEDON STATE AND FEDERAL LEADERS TODO MORE---WHEN ITCOMES TO FIGHTING VIOLENT CRIME.CALLING THE VIOLENCE ONTHE STREETS OF AMERICA, A WAR ONDOMESTIC SOIL.AND A POLICE SPOKESMAN SAIDTHESHOOTERS IN THISAND A POLICE SPOKESMAN SAIDTHESHOOTERS IN THISCASE WOULD FACE SOME KIND OFMURDER CHARGE, FOLLOWING THEPASSING OF BRITTANY THOMASTODAY, IN ADDITION TOCOUNTLESS OTHER CHARGES.REPORTING LIVE FROM N-O-P-DHQANDY CUNNINGHAM WDSU NEWS.SCOTT AD-LIBS THANKSHERE IS ANOTHER LOOK AT THE MANPOLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR.20-YEAR-OLD JUSTIN ODOM HAS BEENNAMED A PERSON OFINTEREST. POLICE SAY ODOM ISKNOWN TO ASSOCIATE WITH AMAN NAMED EITHER "JOSH" OR"JOE." HE IS ALSO A PERSON OFINTEREST IN THIS CASE. ODOM ISCURRENTLY WANTED BYPOLICE ON UNRELATED CHARGES. IFYOU CAN HELP POLICE,ALL CRIMESTOPPERS AT 822-1111...YOU COULD RECEIVE A25-HUNDRED DOLLAR REWARD.OUR COVERAGE OF THE BOURBON

Victim of Bourbon Street shooting dies

Officials told WDSU on Wednesday that the first victim of the Bourbon Street shooting died from her injuries received in the shooting.